Stories about valuing our natural world
co-authored with Robert Furrow
illustrated by Marc Martin
2022 Random House
ISBN 9780593381632
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- starred review SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
- starred review HORN BOOK
- starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
- nominated for 2024-2025 Volunteer State Book Award, Primary Division for the state of Tennessee
- New York Times Best Illustrated Books 2023
- Outstanding Science Trade Book 2024
- accepted into Society of Illustrators Original Art Show
- best books of 2023, THE MARGINALIAN
- Literary Awards Finalists 2024, Bookishly Delightful
- to be published in Korean by Yeoyoudang Publishing Co, Seoul
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: … stellar narrative nonfiction… great read aloud… stunning.
HORN BOOK: …the rhythm of poetry and simple but accurate information…
BOOKLIST: A gorgeous introduction to a natural wonder.
BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS: A wonder to behold.
NEW YORK TIMES: Any child who has ever been spellbound by these swooping, looping formations will delight in this book.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:…starlings perform a fractal air ballet in this spare look at the species’ movements…
IMAGINATION SOUP: ... The creators… capture the magical essence of these enchanting birds.
THE MARGINALIAN: The majesty and mystery of murmurations come alive with uncommon beauty…
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- starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
- Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Winner
- New York Times Best Illustrated Books 2023
- IMMAGINATION SOUP: 20 Best Books about Nocturnal Animals
HORN BOOK: …. this picture book in rhyme takes those still wide awake after dark on a frenzied tour through the nocturnal food chain… the whole family rallies for one last burst of play before the book comes to a quiet close.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Napoli’s alliterative prose snaps like the jaws of its subjects as they “snicker snack”…
IMMAGINATION SOUP: …. playful and exuberant…
CREATURES THAT GO WILD AFTER DARK
illustrated by Felicita Sala
2022 Random House
ISBN 9780593374290
illustrated by Jim Madsen
2011 Simon & Schuster
ISBN 978-1-4169-9474-9
- starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: …poetic descriptions of the landscape and journey… a refreshing new angle …
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: …the sights, sounds, and smells of his incredible journey…a beautiful, atmospheric narrative that explores the possibilities of that momentous expedition [Lewis and Clark].
NEW YORK TIMES:...poetic text and lush artwork tell an evocative story…
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY... idyllic floral-filled moments.. the emphasis on ecological interdependence offers readers an enduring takeway.
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co-authored with Robert Furrow
illustrated by Melissa Bailey
2025 Science Naturally
ISBN 9781958629765 ISBN (ebook) 9781958629772
- winner of the Anne Izard’s Storytellers’ Choice Award
- winner of the Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, Maryland Association of School Librarians
- Elementary California Readers list for 2013
- starred reviews KIRKUS & PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
- nominated for the NAACP Image Award
- Best Books of the Year list ESSENCE magazine
- Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
- Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended List
- used as the focal point for the Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute, summer 2013
- part of the Pearson MyView 2017 K-5 Reading Program
- 25 Children’s Books to Nourish Curiosity by Food Tank
- in Chinese (Chang-Tang Int. Publishing Co., Taichung, Taiwan ISBN 978-986-6347-25-2)
- in Japanese (Suzuki, Tokyo ISBN 978-4-7902-5223-8)
- in Spanish (Pearson, distributed by Savvas Learning Company)
AND THE TREES OF KENYA
illustrated by Kadir Nelson
2010 Simon & Schuster
ISBN 978-1-41693-505-6
